Bushy wrote:

"Adding alcohol to gasoline dramatically increases the ambient temperature
where ice forms. Evaporating methyl alcohol creates a temperature drop of
300 degrees F. As a result, carburetor ice occurs over a wide range of
temperatures."

Extract from:
http://www.sacskyranch.com/crbice.htm

Nobody seems to have mentioned this. Alcohol is not good in aircraft engines
where there is any chance of it causing the engine to stop!

The problem with that quote is that ethyl alcohol is what's blended with gas,
not methyl alcohol.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.